Outline of Florida
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Florida:

Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

– fourth most populous and the southeasternmost
Southeastern United States
The Southeastern United States, colloquially referred to as the Southeast, is the eastern portion of the Southern United States. It is one of the most populous regions in the United States of America....

 of the 50 states
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of the United States of America. Florida lies between the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...

 and the North Atlantic Ocean. The Territory of Florida joined the Union
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 as the 27th state on March 3, 1845. Florida joined the Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...

 during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

 from 1861 to 1865, but was readmitted to the Union in 1868.

General reference

  • Names
    • Common name: Florida
      Florida
      Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

      • Pronunciation: ˈflɒrɨdə
    • Official name: State of Florida
    • Abbreviations and name codes
      • Postal symbol: FL
      • ISO 3166-2 code: US-FL
      • Internet
        Internet
        The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

         second-level domain
        Second-level domain
        In the Domain Name System hierarchy, a second-level domain is a domain that is directly below a top-level domain . For example, in example.com, example is the second-level domain of the .com TLD....

        : .fl.us
    • Nicknames
      • Alligator
        American Alligator
        The American alligator , sometimes referred to colloquially as a gator, is a reptile endemic only to the Southeastern United States. It is one of the two living species of alligator, in the genus Alligator, within the family Alligatoridae...

         State
      • Everglade
        Everglades
        The Everglades are subtropical wetlands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large watershed. The system begins near Orlando with the Kissimmee River, which discharges into the vast but shallow Lake Okeechobee...

         State
      • Flower State
      • God's Waiting Room
      • Gulf
        Gulf of Mexico
        The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...

         State
      • La Florida
        Spanish Florida
        Spanish Florida refers to the Spanish territory of Florida, which formed part of the Captaincy General of Cuba, the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and the Spanish Empire. Originally extending over what is now the southeastern United States, but with no defined boundaries, la Florida was a component of...

      • Orange
        Orange (fruit)
        An orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus Citrus × sinensis and its fruit. It is the most commonly grown tree fruit in the world....

         State
      • Peninsula State or Peninsular State
      • Sunshine State (currently used on license plates
        Vehicle registration plates of Florida
        Since 1918, the U.S. state of Florida has issued license plates for vehicles registered there.-Passenger plates 1965 to present:In 1956, the U.S...

        )
  • Adjectival: Florida
    Florida
    Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

  • Demonym: Floridian
    Floridian
    Floridian may refer to:* Floridian, the demonym for a person from the U.S. state of Florida* Floridian , an Amtrak route that ran from Chicago to Miami and St. Petersburg, Florida...


Geography of Florida

Main article: Geography of Florida
Geography of Florida
Much of the state of Florida is situated on a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida. Spanning two time zones, it extends to the northwest into a panhandle along the northern Gulf of Mexico. It is bordered on the north by the states of Georgia and...


  • Florida is: a U.S. state
    U.S. state
    A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

    , a federal state of the United States of America
  • Location
    • Northern hemisphere
      Northern Hemisphere
      The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planet that is north of its equator—the word hemisphere literally means “half sphere”. It is also that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator...

    • Western hemisphere
      Western Hemisphere
      The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...

      • Americas
        Americas
        The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

        • North America
          North America
          North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...

          • Anglo America
          • Northern America
            Northern America
            Northern America is the northernmost region of the Americas, and is part of the North American continent. It lies directly north of the region of Middle America; the land border between the two regions coincides with the border between the United States and Mexico...

            • United States of America
              • Contiguous United States
                Contiguous United States
                The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....

                • Eastern United States
                  Eastern United States
                  The Eastern United States, the American East, or simply the East is traditionally defined as the states east of the Mississippi River. The first two tiers of states west of the Mississippi have traditionally been considered part of the West, but can be included in the East today; usually in...

                  • East Coast of the United States
                    East Coast of the United States
                    The East Coast of the United States, also known as the Eastern Seaboard, refers to the easternmost coastal states in the United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada. The term includes the U.S...

                  • South Atlantic States
                    South Atlantic States
                    The South Atlantic United States form one of the nine Census Bureau Divisions within the United States that are recognized by the United States Census Bureau....

                  • Southeastern United States
                    Southeastern United States
                    The Southeastern United States, colloquially referred to as the Southeast, is the eastern portion of the Southern United States. It is one of the most populous regions in the United States of America....

                • Southern United States
                  Southern United States
                  The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...

                  • Deep South
                    Deep South
                    The Deep South is a descriptive category of the cultural and geographic subregions in the American South. Historically, it is differentiated from the "Upper South" as being the states which were most dependent on plantation type agriculture during the pre-Civil War period...

                    • Gulf Coast of the United States
                      Gulf Coast of the United States
                      The Gulf Coast of the United States, sometimes referred to as the Gulf South, South Coast, or 3rd Coast, comprises the coasts of American states that are on the Gulf of Mexico, which includes Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida and are known as the Gulf States...

  • Population of Florida: 18,801,310 (2010 U.S. Census)
  • Area of Florida:
  • Atlas of Florida

Places in Florida


Environment of Florida

  • Climate of Florida
    Climate of Florida
    The climate of North and Central Florida is humid subtropical. South Florida has a tropical climate. There is a defined rainy season from June through September, which are the months most at risk of landfalling tropical cyclones. Thunderstorms, through lightning, lead to several deaths per year...

  • Geology of Florida
    Geology of Florida
    During the early Mesozoic Era the supercontinent of Pangea began to rift and break apart.  As North America separated from Africa a small portion of the African plate detached and was carried away with the North American plate. This provided some of the foundation upon which Florida now rests. ...

  • Protected areas in Florida
  • Superfund sites in Florida
  • Wildlife of Florida
    • Fauna of Florida
      • Birds of Florida
      • Mammals of Florida
      • Reptiles of Florida
        Reptiles of Florida
        This is a list of reptiles which are found in the U.S. state of Florida. This list includes both native and introduced species. Introduced species are put on this list only if they have an established population . Three out of the four orders of reptiles can be found in Florida, with the Tuatara...


Natural geographic features of Florida


Regions of Florida

  • Central Florida
    Central Florida
    Central Florida is a regional designation for the area surrounding Orlando in east central Florida, United States. The area represents the third largest population concentration in Florida, after the South Florida and Tampa Bay regions, respectively....

  • Eastern Florida
  • Southern Florida
    • Southwestern Florida
  • Western Florida
    Florida Panhandle
    The Florida Panhandle, an informal, unofficial term for the northwestern part of Florida, is a strip of land roughly 200 miles long and 50 to 100 miles wide , lying between Alabama on the north and the west, Georgia also on the north, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. Its eastern boundary is...


Administrative divisions of Florida

  • The 67 counties of the state of Florida
    • Municipalities in Florida
      • Cities in Florida
        • State capital of Florida: Tallahassee
          Tallahassee, Florida
          Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...

        • City nicknames in Florida
        • Sister cities in Florida
      • Towns in Florida

Government and politics of Florida

Main article: Government of Florida
Government of Florida
The government of Florida is a constitutional republic with three branches of government, including the executive branch consisting of the Governor of Florida and the other elected and appointed constitutional officers; the legislative branch, the Florida Legislature, consisting of the Senate and...

 and Politics of Florida

  • Form of government
    Form of government
    A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...

    : U.S. state government
    State governments of the United States
    State governments in the United States are those republics formed by citizens in the jurisdiction thereof as provided by the United States Constitution; with the original 13 States forming the first Articles of Confederation, and later the aforementioned Constitution. Within the U.S...

  • United States congressional delegations from Florida
    United States congressional delegations from Florida
    These are tables of congressional delegations from Florida to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.Unlike many smaller states that generally have continuity in their districts when reapportioned every 10 years after the United States Census, Florida has seen a great...

  • Florida State Capitol
    Florida State Capitol
    The Florida State Capitol, in Tallahassee, Florida, USA, is the state capitol of the U.S. state of Florida. The building is an architecturally and historically significant building, having been listed on the National Register of Historic Places....


  • Elections in Florida
    Elections in Florida
    Elections in the U.S. state of Florida are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in even-numbered years, as provided for in Article 6 of the Florida Constitution.-Voter qualifications:...

    • Electoral reform in Florida
      Electoral reform in Florida
      Electoral reform in Florida refers to efforts to change the voting and election laws in the United States state of Florida.-Alternate voting systems:Voters in Sarasota, Florida voted to switch to instant runoff voting in November 2007.-Ballots:...

  • Political party strength in Florida
    Political party strength in Florida
    The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Florida:*Governor*Lieutenant Governor*Secretary of State*Attorney General*State Treasurer/Comptroller General/Chief Financial Officer*Commissioner of Agriculture...

  • Florida and the Declaration of Independence
    Florida and the Declaration of Independence
    While Florida was not one of the original Thirteen Colonies, it was still a British territory during the American Revolution. Spain had ceded Florida to Britain as part of a territorial exchange in the Treaty of Paris . During the British period, Florida was divided into East and West Florida.When...


Executive branch of the government of Florida

  • Governor of Florida
    • Lieutenant Governor of Florida
      Lieutenant Governor of Florida
      The Lieutenant Governor of Florida is a statewide elected office in the government of the U.S. state of Florida. According to the Florida Constitution, the lieutenant governor is elected to a four-year term congruent with that of the Governor of Florida, and succeeds to the office of Governor if it...

    • Secretary of State of Florida
      Secretary of State of Florida
      The Secretary of State of Florida is a constitutional officer of the state government of the U.S. state of Florida, established by the original 1838 state constitution....

    • State Treasurer of Florida
      Chief Financial Officer of Florida
      The Chief Financial Officer of Florida is a statewide constitutional officer of Florida. The office was created in 2002 following the 1998 reforms of the Florida Cabinet....

  • State departments
    • Florida Department of Transportation
      Florida Department of Transportation
      The Florida Department of Transportation is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida. The department was formed in 1969. It absorbed the powers of the Florida State Road Department...


Legislative branch of the government of Florida

  • Florida Legislature
    Florida Legislature
    The Florida State Legislature is the term often used to refer to the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Florida Constitution states that "The legislative power of the state shall be vested in a legislature of the State of Florida," composed of a Senate...

     (bicameral)
    • Upper house
      Upper house
      An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...

      : Florida Senate
      Florida Senate
      The Florida Senate is the upper house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Senate is composed of 40 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 470,032....

    • Lower house
      Lower house
      A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...

      : Florida House of Representatives
      Florida House of Representatives
      The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The House is composed of 120 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 156,677.The House convenes at...


Judicial branch of the government of Florida

  • Supreme Court of Florida
    Florida Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court of the State of Florida is the highest court in the U.S. state of Florida. The Supreme Court consists of seven judges: the Chief Justice and six Justices who are appointed by the Governor to 6-year terms and remain in office if retained in a general election near the end of each...


Law and order in Florida

  • Capital punishment in Florida
    Capital punishment in Florida
    Capital punishment is legal in the U.S. state of Florida. Florida was the first state to reintroduce the death penalty after the Supreme Court of the United States struck down all statutes in the country in the 1972 Furman v. Georgia decision, and the first to perform a post-Furman involuntary...

    • Individuals executed in Florida
  • Constitution of Florida
  • Crime in Florida
    Crime in Florida
    -Statistics:In 2008 there were 885,199 crimes reported in Florida including 1,168 murders 758,934 property crimes and 5,972 rapes.-Capital punishment laws:Capital punishment is legal in this state...

  • Gun laws in Florida
  • Law enforcement in Florida
  • Same-sex marriage in Florida

History of Florida, by period

  • Prehistory of Florida
    • Indigenous people of the Everglades region
      Indigenous people of the Everglades region
      The indigenous people of the Everglades region arrived in the Florida peninsula approximately 15,000 years ago, probably following large game. The Paleo-Indians found an arid landscape that supported plants and animals adapted to desert conditions...

  • Maritime history of Florida
    Maritime history of Florida
    The maritime history of Florida describes significant past events relating to the U.S. state of Florida in areas concerning shipping, shipwrecks, and military installations and lighthouses constructed to protect or aid navigation and development of the Florida peninsula.A long and flat peninsula...

     since 1513
    • On Easter Sunday, April 2, 1513, a Spanish
      Spain
      Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

       expedition led by Juan Ponce de León
      Juan Ponce de León
      Juan Ponce de León was a Spanish explorer. He became the first Governor of Puerto Rico by appointment of the Spanish crown. He led the first European expedition to Florida, which he named...

       lands on a huge inhabited island (later determined to be a continental peninsula) that he names La Pascua Florida
      Spanish Florida
      Spanish Florida refers to the Spanish territory of Florida, which formed part of the Captaincy General of Cuba, the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and the Spanish Empire. Originally extending over what is now the southeastern United States, but with no defined boundaries, la Florida was a component of...

      (the Feast of Flowers, now Florida
      History of Florida
      The history of Florida can be traced back to when the first Native Americans began to inhabit the peninsula as early as 14,000 years ago. Recorded history begins with the arrival of Europeans to Florida, beginning with the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León, who explored the area in 1513...

      ).
  • Spanish
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

     colony of Ochuse, 1559–1560
    • A Spanish
      Spain
      Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

       expedition led by Tristán de Luna y Arellano
      Tristán de Luna y Arellano
      Tristán de Luna y Arellano was a Spanish Conquistador of the 16th century. Born in Borobia, Spain, he came to New Spain in about 1530, and was sent on an expedition to conquer Florida in 1559...

       establishes a colony at Santa Maria de Ochuse (Pensacola, Florida) on August 15, 1559.
      • A hurricane destroys most of the Ochuse colony five weeks later on September 19, 1559.
  • French
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

     colony of Caroline
    Fort Caroline
    Fort Caroline was the first French colony in the present-day United States. Established in what is now Jacksonville, Florida, on June 22, 1564, under the leadership of René Goulaine de Laudonnière, it was intended as a refuge for the Huguenots. It lasted one year before being obliterated by the...

    , 1564–1565
    • Jean Ribault
      Jean Ribault
      Jean Ribault was a French naval officer, navigator, and a colonizer of what would become the southeastern United States. He was a major figure in the French attempts to colonize Florida...

       explores the Atlantic coast of Florida
      Florida
      Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

       for France
      France
      The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

       in 1562.
    • French Huguenots
      Huguenot
      The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...

       led by René Goulaine de Laudonnière
      René Goulaine de Laudonnière
      René Goulaine de Laudonnière was a French Huguenot explorer and the founder of the French colony of Fort Caroline in what is now Jacksonville, Florida...

       establish Fort de la Caroline on June 22, 1564
    • Spanish Governor
      Spain
      Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

       Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
      Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
      Pedro Menéndez de Avilés was a Spanish admiral and explorer, best remembered for founding St. Augustine, Florida in 1565. This was the first successful Spanish foothold in La Florida and remained the most significant city in the region for several hundred years. St...

       captures Fort de la Caroline on September 20, 1565
        • Governor Menéndez orders the execution of 140 Huguenots from Fort de la Caroline on September 29, 1565
        • Governor Menéndez orders the execution of Jean Ribault and 350 shipwrecked Huguenots on October 12, 1565
  • Spanish
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

     colony of Florida
    Spanish Florida
    Spanish Florida refers to the Spanish territory of Florida, which formed part of the Captaincy General of Cuba, the Viceroyalty of New Spain, and the Spanish Empire. Originally extending over what is now the southeastern United States, but with no defined boundaries, la Florida was a component of...

    , 1565–1763
    • Spanish Governor
      Spain
      Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

       Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
      Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
      Pedro Menéndez de Avilés was a Spanish admiral and explorer, best remembered for founding St. Augustine, Florida in 1565. This was the first successful Spanish foothold in La Florida and remained the most significant city in the region for several hundred years. St...

       establishes colony at San Agustín (Saint Augustine) on September 8, 1565
      • Governor Menéndez orders captured Fort de la Caroline rebuilt as Fuerte San Mateo
        Fort Caroline
        Fort Caroline was the first French colony in the present-day United States. Established in what is now Jacksonville, Florida, on June 22, 1564, under the leadership of René Goulaine de Laudonnière, it was intended as a refuge for the Huguenots. It lasted one year before being obliterated by the...

        on September 29, 1565
    • French
      France
      The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

       raiders led by Dominique de Gourgues destroy Fuerte San Mateo and murder all its defenders on April 27–28, 1567
    • Treaty of Paris of 1763
      Treaty of Paris (1763)
      The Treaty of Paris, often called the Peace of Paris, or the Treaty of 1763, was signed on 10 February 1763, by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal in agreement. It ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War...

  • British
    United Kingdom
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

     Colony of East Florida, 1763–1783
  • British
    United Kingdom
    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

     Colony of West Florida, 1763–1783
    • Treaty of Paris of 1783
      Treaty of Paris (1783)
      The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on the one hand and the United States of America and its allies on the other. The other combatant nations, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements; for details of...

  • Spanish
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

     colony of Florida Oriental, 1783–1821
  • Spanish
    Spain
    Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

     colony of Florida Occidental, 1783–1821
    • Treaty of San Lorenzo of 1795
    • Republic of West Florida, 1810
    • First Seminole War, 1817–1818
    • Adams-Onís Treaty
      Adams-Onís Treaty
      The Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty or the Purchase of Florida, was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that gave Florida to the U.S. and set out a boundary between the U.S. and New Spain . It settled a standing border dispute between the two...

       of 1819
  • Territory of Florida, 1822–1845
    • Trail of Tears
      Trail of Tears
      The Trail of Tears is a name given to the forced relocation and movement of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830...

      , 1830–1838
    • Second Seminole War
      Second Seminole War
      The Second Seminole War, also known as the Florida War, was a conflict from 1835 to 1842 in Florida between various groups of Native Americans collectively known as Seminoles and the United States, part of a series of conflicts called the Seminole Wars...

      , 1835–1842
  • State of Florida becomes 27th State admitted to the United States of America on March 3, 1845
    • Mexican-American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
    • American Civil War
      American Civil War
      The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...

      , April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
      • Third state to declare secession from the United States of America on January 10, 1861
      • Founding state of the Confederate States of America
        Confederate States of America
        The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...

         on February 8, 1861
      • Florida in the American Civil War
    • Florida in Reconstruction, 1865–1868
        • Third former Confederate state readmitted to the United States of America on June 25, 1868
    • Everglades National Park
      Everglades National Park
      Everglades National Park is a national park in the U.S. state of Florida that protects the southern 25 percent of the original Everglades. It is the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States, and is visited on average by one million people each year. It is the third-largest...

       established on December 6, 1947
    • Biscayne National Park
      Biscayne National Park
      Biscayne National Park is a U.S. National Park located in southern Florida, due east of Homestead. The park preserves Biscayne Bay, one of the top scuba diving areas in the United States. Ninety-five percent of the park is water. In addition, the shore of the bay is the location of an extensive...

       established on June 28, 1980
    • Dry Tortugas National Park
      Dry Tortugas National Park
      Dry Tortugas National Park preserves Fort Jefferson and the Dry Tortugas section of the Florida Keys. The park covers 101 mi2 , mostly water, about 68 statute miles west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico....

       established on October 26, 1992

History of Florida, by region

  • Counties
    • History of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
      History of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
      The history of Fort Lauderdale, Florida began more than 4,000 years ago with the arrival of the first aboriginal natives, and later with the Tequesta Indians, who inhabited the area for more than a thousand years. Though control of the area changed among Spain, England, the United States, and the...

    • History of Jacksonville, Florida
      History of Jacksonville, Florida
      The city of Jacksonville, Florida began to grow in the late 18th century as Cowford, but it truly flourished in the time after the American Civil War, becoming a winter vacation spot...

    • History of Leon County, Florida
  • Cities
    • History of Pensacola, Florida
      History of Pensacola, Florida
      The history of Pensacola, Florida begins long before the official founding of the modern city in 1698. The area around present-day Pensacola was inhabited by Native American peoples thousands of years before the historical area. The historical era begins with the arrival of Spanish exlorers in the...

    • History of Tallahassee, Florida
      History of Tallahassee, Florida
      The History of Tallahassee, not unlike the History of Leon County, begins with the Native American population and its interaction with British and Spanish colonists as well as colonial Americans, as the Florida Territory moved toward statehood. Growing numbers of cotton plantations increased the...

    • History of Tampa, Florida
      History of Tampa, Florida
      Tampa is a United States city in Hillsborough County on the west coast of the state of Florida.The area was once a home to various native American cultures, including the Tocobaga...


History of Florida, by subject

  • Maritime history of Florida
    Maritime history of Florida
    The maritime history of Florida describes significant past events relating to the U.S. state of Florida in areas concerning shipping, shipwrecks, and military installations and lighthouses constructed to protect or aid navigation and development of the Florida peninsula.A long and flat peninsula...

  • History of universities in Florida
    • History of Florida State University
      History of Florida State University
      The history of Florida State University dates to the 19th century and is deeply intertwined with the history of education in the state of Florida and in the city of Tallahassee....

    • History of the University of Florida
      History of the University of Florida
      The history of the University of Florida is firmly tied to the history of public education in the state of Florida. The University of Florida, colloquially known as "Florida" or "UF," originated as several distinct institutions that were merged to create a single state-supported university by the...


Culture of Florida

Main article: Culture of Florida
Culture of Florida
The culture of Florida is similar to the rest of United States of America culture but as a coastal state, Florida culture has been influenced by immigrant populations especially those from Latin America and Europe. Florida is a melting pot as well as an international crossroad to the United...


  • Museums in Florida
  • Religion in Florida
    • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida
      The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Florida
      As of year-end 2007, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 129,238 members in 25 stakes, 183 wards, 57 branches, 5 missions, and 1 temple in Florida.-History:...

    • Episcopal Diocese of Florida
      Episcopal Diocese of Florida
      The Episcopal Diocese of Florida is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America . It originally comprised the whole state of Florida, but is now bounded on the west by the Apalachicola River, on the north by the Georgia state line, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and on the...

  • Scouting in Florida
    Scouting in Florida
    Scouting in Florida is composed of Boy Scout and Girl Scout local councils in Florida. Scouting in Florida has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live....

  • State symbols of Florida
    • Flag of the State of Florida  
    • Great Seal of the State of Florida 

Sports in Florida

Main article: Sports in Florida

  • Professional sports teams in Florida

Economy and infrastructure of Florida


Education in Florida

Main article: Education in Florida
Education in Florida
The Florida education system consists of public and private schools in Florida, including the State University System of Florida , the Florida College System , the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida and other private institutions, and also secondary and primary schools.- Overview...


  • Schools in Florida
    • School districts in Florida
    • Colleges and universities in Florida
      • University of Florida
        University of Florida
        The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...

      • Florida State University
        Florida State University
        The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...


See also

  • Outline of geography
    Outline of geography
    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...

    • Outline of North America
      • Outline of the United States
  • Index of Florida-related articles


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